®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Porton Hotel, Winterslow Road, Porton, SP4 0JU
the construction of three dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide an appropriate mix of dwellings
- amount and quality of outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The inability to secure appropriate mitigation for the effects of the development on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation through either the Council-led nutrient credit scheme or a bespoke mitigation package, which prevented the Inspector from concluding that the proposal would not adversely affect the SAC's integrity.
The benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land in a sustainable location were outweighed by the conflict with Core Policy 50 and the inability to mitigate adverse effects on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 45, Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 50, Policy 17, Policy 9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.